1
: any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
2
: a rapacious or predatory person
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As soon as they learned of his arrest, the media vultures started circling.
noted that the paparazzi are vultures who could not exist without the connivance of the tabloid-buying public
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Britina Cheng, Vulture, 26 June 2025
See rare sight In Poland’s Owl Mountains, a trail camera captured a Eurasian griffon vulture, a rare sighting for the area.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
These vultures rely on powerful soaring techniques and can cover vast distances in search of carrion, making use of rising thermal currents to stay aloft with minimal energy expenditure.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
The tastemakers gave way to the number crunchers, and now the number crunchers are sending the TV channels off to the vultures.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for vulture
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“Vulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vulture. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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vulture
noun
vul·ture
ˈvəl-chər 
1
: any of various large birds that feed mostly on animals found dead and that are related to the hawks and eagles but have weaker claws and the head usually naked
2
: a greedy or predatory person
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